Hub-band



(No Model.)

A. s. PARKER.

' HUB BAND.

l No. 274,136.

Patented Mg.r.20,1883.

` FIGJQ UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

ABIJAH S. PARKER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

HUB-BAND.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters" Patent No. 274,136, dated March 20, 1883. I

' Application sied october 12,1882. (No man.)

' to that class ot' hub-bands which are secured upon the outer ends ofthe hubs, and are pro-` vided with ornamental linings, usuallyofbrass, and either nickel, gold, or silver plated. Heretofore these linings have been secured to the bands by solder, applied either at their outer or inner edges, or bothL-a means ot' attachment requiring much labor, and which, owing to the heat required, frequently destroyed or marred the finish of the plated lining.

The object ot' my invention is to provide means'for attaching the lining without the use ot' solder by self-locking the lining to the band. The novelty consists in the combination, with a hub-band, of an ornamental lining secured in t its outer end by a selflock,without the use of solder or other means, as will be herewith set forth and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is acentral sectional view taken diametrically through my improved hub-band with lining applied. Fig. 2 is a corresponding view ofthe ornamental lining and ofthe band with lining attached. Figs. 3 and 4 are corresponding views, showing a moditcation in the construer tion of the band for the purpose of attaching the lining.

The same lettersl indicate like parts in all the figures.

A is the hub-band, of cast metal, which may or may not be malleable. At or about its center is aninternalintegralannular lange,B, having a twofold purpose-namely, to strengthen the band against splitting when being driven onto the hub, and to serve as a retaining-shoulder for the lower or inner edge of the ornamental lining O. This lining is of brass, usually spun to the shape shown in Fig. 2, and of such size as to snugly tit into the outer end ofthe band A, and with its inner end passing snugly through the liange-opening. Before it is ap` l, plied to the bandit is plated with gold, silver,

or nickel, as desired, and is then slipped into the band, as before stated. Now, by means of dies of suitable shape, or by spinning, its edges are upset, the inner against the under side or shoulder, a, of the flange B, and the outer upon the outer edge of the. band, as shown clearly in Fig.'3. By this means the lining is securely self-locked, and can be secured to the band without injury to its plated surface.

Instead ofthe flange B as a means for securing the inner upset end ofthe lining, the construction shown -in` Figs. 3 and 4 may be employed. In this instance a circumferential t groove, c, is cast or cnt in the band near its middle,on the inside, and into this groove the inner edge of the lining is upset to form the lock.l

Having thus fully described myinvention, I claimt l,

In combination with a hub-band, an ornamental lininglsecured therein by having its edges upset, whereby it becomes self-locked and is securely held in proper position.

A. S. PARKER.

W itnesses:

HERBERT D. BLAKEMORE, AUG. G. HOFFMANN. 

